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Location notes
Claydon is a small Oxfordshire village. The location is on the Chiltern line Between Leamington Spa and Banbury.
Railway type and traffic
The majority of the traffic is multiple units run by Chiltern Railways and Virgin Cross Country Services.
DB Schenker and Freightliner provide frequent freight movements.
DB Schenker and Freightliner provide frequent freight movements.
Environment
This location is a narrow road bridge crossing the line. Shots can be taken from both side of the bridge, but you will have to straddle safety barriers if you suddenly decide to cross the road.
Road directions
From Banbury:
Take the A423 North towards Southam and take the second turning sign posted for Claydon. Continue to follow this narrow road until you cross the bridge.
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Claydon map co-ordinates
Take the A423 North towards Southam and take the second turning sign posted for Claydon. Continue to follow this narrow road until you cross the bridge.
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Claydon map co-ordinates
Parking
Once you have crossed the bridge, there is ample parking space for several cars immediately on the right. You vehicle will be in view at all times.
Public transport
Service 510 runs three times a day from Banbury to Claydon village and return, currently at 0940, 1140 and 1410 from Banbury and operated by Geoff Amos' Coaches.
Travelline Midlands will provide more information
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Amenities
A cup of tea can be had at the Bygones museum in Claydon, and there are a couple of good pubs at nearby Fenny Compton where you can also get a good meal.
Sun Compass
Sun Compass using Suncalc by brought to you by Vladimir Agafonkin:
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Claydon
Streetmap links
Claydon general view map
Claydon close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Claydon
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Claydon
Googly map
Claydon general view map
Claydon close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
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Photographic notes
Due to the nature of the road-priority system on the road bridge, motorists often sound their horn, so the location is perhaps not suited to those taking video footage.
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking north
Fig 3 - Looking south
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
